Saint-Gobain Ceramics acquires Monofrax
Monofrax has been bought by Saint-Gobain in order to accelerate the growth of the company’s Ceramics business unit in the refractory industry.
The acquisition will add to the range of fused and sintered refractories solutions sold under the SEFPRO brand for the glass industry and under the PCR brand for other markets such as steel, copper and aluminium.
Nicolas Miegeville, CEO of the Saint-Gobain Ceramics business unit, commented: “We are very pleased about the acquisition of Monofrax, a well-recognised player in fused-cast refractories since its foundation in 1948. All our efforts go into helping our customers developing new processes to reach carbon neutrality while putting in place a circular economy for our ceramics and refractories. Monofrax is a perfect fit to better serve our local customers in the coming years while enabling co-development of very innovative solutions.”
William Andrews, Managing Director of Monofrax, commented: “We are very happy to join the Saint-Gobain group that will help us writing the next chapter of our long lasting history of innovation and success in the coming years.”